In this paper we propose a novel method for the robust classi cation of blurred and noisy images that incorporates ideas from data fusion. The technique is applicable to blind situations in which the exact blurring function is unknown. The approach treats di erently deblurred versions of the same image as distinct correlated sensor readings of the same scene. The images are fused during the cla...

Quality assurance (QA) of the image quality for image-guided localization systems is crucial to ensure accurate visualization and localization of target volumes. In this study, a methodology was developed to assess and evaluate the constancy of the high-contrast spatial resolution, dose, energy, contrast, and geometrical accuracy of the BrainLAB ExacTrac system. An in-house fixation device was ...

This article analyzes the causes that lead some students in sixth year of Elementary School, from Padre Faliero Educational Center and State School Professora Maria Curtarelli Lira, to have so many difficulties classes Curriculum Component History at time Reading, Interpretation Text Production. The study was guided by following question: Why do Production Textual? With general objective: To an...

We developed an online multimedia tool designed to enhance the student-learning environment in neurosciences through multi-sensory engagement. The combined use of scrolling text, narrations, and visual imagery engages multiple sensory modalities for effective learning, and it assists students in visualizing complex processes in the nervous system. The initial rollout of the online tool is for i...

In her article "The Representation of Instinctive Homosexuality and Immoral Narcissism in Gide’s The Immoralist (1902) and Mann’s Death in Venice (1912)" Louise Willis examines two early literary representations of homosexuality in André Gide's The Immoralist (1902) and Thomas Mann's Death in Venice (1912). She reads them with fin-de-siècle sexological theory, mainly Freud's Three Essays on the...

BACKGROUND: Household-level geographic information systems (GIS) database are usually constructed using the geographic positioning system (GPS). In some research settings, GPS receivers may fail to capture accurate readings due to structural barriers such as tall buildings. We faced this problem when constructing a household GIS database for research sites in Karachi, Pakistan because the sites...

Too many children fail to learn how to read proficiently with serious consequences for their overall well-being and long term success in school. This may be because providing effective instruction is more complex than many of the current models of reading instruction portray; there are child characteristic by instruction (CXI) interactions. Here we present efficacy results for a randomized cont...

Storybook reading accompanied by adult-guided conversation provides a stimulating context for children's language development. Conversational agents powered artificial intelligence, such as smart speakers, are prevalent in homes and have the potential to engage children storybook partners. However, little research has explored effectiveness of using conversational support This study examined ho...